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A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE Unveils New Matsuyama Collaboration
A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE has unveiled new pieces made with New York-based contemporary artist Tomokazu Matsuyama under the TYPE-XII project. The collaboration matters because it extends the label’s “one piece of cloth” approach by turning Matsuyama’s layered visual artwork into wearable design, blurring the boundary between fashion and art.
The project began with limited-edition coats and T-shirts for Matsuyama’s 2025 Tokyo exhibition, FIRST LAST, and has now expanded into new coats. The garments use reconstructed versions of the artist’s work within A-POC ABLE’s textile process; the original exhibition featured about 40 works, including 15 large-scale pieces debuting in Japan. New items went on sale on 1 July, with a related exhibition in New York running from 9 July to 31 August.
In short
- Issey Miyake and Tomokazu Matsuyama expand their art-fashion collaboration.
- New coats transform Matsuyama’s artwork into textiles.
- The project grew from a 2025 Tokyo exhibition.
Explained simply
A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE is a fashion label built around making clothes from a single piece of cloth. Its TYPE-XII project brings the label together with Tomokazu Matsuyama, a New York-based artist whose work combines images and influences from different cultures.
The collaboration grew out of Matsuyama’s 2025 Tokyo exhibition, FIRST LAST, and adapts his artwork through the label’s textile-making process. It shows how an artist’s images can be reworked as part of a garment, bringing fashion and visual art into the same project.
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